Sawing apparatus



Dec. 9, 1924. t 1,518,198

l. J. HEARNE SAWING APPARATUS Fled- Sept. 28, 1923 5 Sheets--Sheeil l Z'saacdHeav/me/ SRRJ LA, l ^Q www wi'rNEss: ATTORNEY l. J. l-IER'NEl SWING APPARATUS Filed Sept.

28, 1923 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 JiaaJcd/fecwne.

ATTO R N EY WITNESS:

ATTORN EY WITNESS:

dreamed Der. 9, 1924.

UNITEDjsTATEs PA'raN'r OFFICE.

A "lisa-aca. mann, or menant, manana). e i l y I l application mea september as. 192s. serial ne. casus.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, fIsAAo J. Hmmm, a citizen of the United States, residin at Berlin, in the county of Worcester and tate of Maryland, have -inventednew and useful Improvements in Sewing A paratus, of which the following is a speci cation.

The ob'ect of this invention lis the production o aitree sawing a paratus wherein an endless saw is em loy for cuttin the tree, wherein means'is em loyed for olding the saw su port on te tree, wherein means is rovi ed for advancing the saw to its won and wherein a wedge element.A is 'arranged in the kerf .made by the saw' and movable lat determined intervals to provide a free passage for the saw through `the( tree and likewise tocant the tree to cause the samek to fall-awayfrom the appa` ratus when the same has been out.

To the attainment of the foregoing and many other objects which will present themselves as the nature of the invention is betjter, understood, the invention consists'I in the improvement as hereinafter described and claimed. l

In the drawings:-

Figure 1 's a plan ment. e

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is an end view thereof.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view looking toward the` under face of the same to illustrate' the manner in which the worm wheels connect the teeth lof the rack bars to advance the saw to its work.

Figure 5 is a sectional view on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on the lline 6-6 of Figure 4.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on the line 7-7 of Figure 4.

Figure 8 is a view of the dog for holding the worm wheels in rack bar engagement.

Figure 9 is a sectional view approximately on the line 9-9 of Figure 3.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of thek with a. fiange 2 to which is bolted a motor 3. The motor may be electrically driven and has its drive shaft 4 depending through view of the improve-A its casing and rovided witha'toothed wheel 5 anda s roc et wheel 6.

Journal ed on the carriage and in mesh with the toothed wheel and pinion 5 there is a gear 7. The gear 7 is in meshwith a pair of similar ears 8-8 that have their'shafts 9 ,journalle insuitable bearings on the carriage 1. The shafts 9 have their lower ends formed with worm teeth' 10, to mesh with worms 11-11 on shafts 12-12. The respective shafts 12 are journaled through slidable blocks 413---13 tivel The bearing blocks are supported on p ates 15 secured to the o nunder face ofthe substantially rectangu ar carriage 1. Secured v011 each shaft 12 between the bearing blocks 13 and 14 Atherefor is a worm wheel 16. The bearing blocks 14 are infiuenced toward each other by springs 17 suitably supported on the carriage.

The sides of the carriage are provided with barrel portions 18, through the bores vThese rods. have their Ainner `faces toothed fas at 20. The rods are thus inthe nature of rack bars and the teeth thereof are enand 14-14 respecageable bythe worm wheels 16. Incii ent tothe springiniuenced bearing blocks for the shafts 12 ofthe wormf'wheels, the latter are normally sustained out'jof engagement with the said rack bars.

The inner or confronting ends of the` bear-y ing blocks 13 'and 14 are kcut at o posite angles and the said ends are engageab e with the side edges of a diamond shaped head andthe inc ined-side walls 2O provided` on the reduced shank 21 on a slidable dog 22. The dog is of course, arranged for movement in suitable bearings on the carriage 1.

The means for sliding the dog 22 to brin the worms 16 in engagement with the rac bars, comprises a lever 23 ivotally secured as at 24 to the rear end o the dog`22 and having one endpivotally su ported on a bracket 25 that extends from t e rear of the carriage 1. The lever is inuenced in one direction by a spring 26 also attached to the carriage 1. The spring swings the :lever in one direction causing the inclined faces of the dog 22 to be moved away from engagement with the inner faces of the bearing blocks `and consequently normally retains the worm 16 fromengagement with the teethof they rack bars 19.

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The rods 19 have their outer ends extended at a downward angie. and have attached thereto a block 27 The block has a lcentral-- ly substantially rectangular opening` 28 therethrough in which there is central y secured a vertically disposed shaft 29. On this shaft there is centrally mounted a rocker lever 30, one end of which bein provided with an operating handle 31. i ends of the rocker lever there are pivotally connected arched arms 32 res ectively. The arms pass oppositely throug the openings and 'are arranged upon the op site sides of the' block 27. The arms are oosely connected to bars 34 secured upon the inner ends of sleeves 35. The sleeve rods are arranged for longitudinal movement on outwardly directed rods 36 on the ends of a block 27 The sleeves 35 are also connected by outer members 37. The sleeves have secured thereon inwardly inclined prongs 38.

When the device is brought to a tree to be cut lthe block 27 is arranged thereagainst. The handle 31 for the rocker lever 30 is swung to cause the arched arms 32 and 33 to slide the ron'g carrying sleeves 35 t0- ward each other and to force the prongs 38 thereon into the tree. In this manner the `device is effectively anchored to the tree. It isof` `course to'be understood that the deears there are journalled shafts 42 of sprocket wheels 43. Around the sprocket wheels 43 and-en ageable with the teeth of the sprocket whee 6 there is an endless chain 44. The chain 44 is provided with outstanding saw teeth 45, and the teeth and Vchain provide a flexible endless saw.

The outer sprocket wheels 43 have their shafts vjournaled in adjustable bearings so that' the saw can be properlytensioned.

When the prongs 38 are in impinging enga-gementwith the tree, the carriage 1 and the endless saw carr ing frame 40 are disposed to the rear ofy the block 27 Thereafter the lever 23 is o erated to allow the motor to revolve the s afts 9 to cause the worms 10 to impart a rotary movement to the shafts 12 so that the worms 16 mesh with the teeth 20 of the rack bars 19 and will bodily move the carriage and the saw towards the tree. The lever 23 is thus held when the. saw makes its cut into the tree.

In order to ease the saw in its work, and likewiseV to provide a means for canting the tree when cut in avdirection awa from the saw apparatus, I provide a wedge 46 de signed to enter the kerf in the tree made by the saw. The wedge 46 is mounted mi a shank in the nature of a rod 47. The wedge is arranged in a plane with the endless saw, and the shank '47 thereof has a downwardly bent portion 48 to permit of the main body portion 49 of the said shank being received thru bearin 50 formed with or centrally secured on t e under face of the carri 1. The body rtion of the wedge sh is provided with teeth 51 that pass through a ongitudinal channel in the bearings 50. Pivotally secured to an outstanding ug 52 on one ofthe bearin 50 there is a lever 53. The under face ohe bearing is slotted whereby the lever may be swung thereinto to engage one of the teeth 51 of the shank, thereby locking the shank of the wedge t0 the body 1. Thus the wedge ma be brought to move on the rack bars witll' the carriagei` and likewise caused to enter the kerf made by the saw to any determined extent.

It is thought that the foregoing description when taken in connection with the vdrawings will fully set forth the construction, operation-and advantages of m invention to'those skilled in the art to which such devices relate, but my features of invention are capable of extended application and I do not wish to be limited to the specific construction shown and described.v

Having thus described my invention what I desire to claim as new is s 1. In a means for fellin standing trees, rack bars, means supported therefrom susceptible to impinging engagement with a tree to be felled, a carriage slidable on the rack bars, an endless flexible saw supported thereon and extending therefrom, motor o erated means for imparting movement to t e saw, means associated with said operating means for sliding the carriage on the bars and lever operated means for rendering the last mentioned means inoperative, wedge means supported by the carriage for enter-` ing the kerf in the tree made by the saw, and means for locking the wedge means to the carriage for movement therewith.

2. In a means for sawing standing timber, spaced bars, slidable 'pron carryi means su ported from the ends t ereof an susceptib e for movement -toward each other for impinging engagement with a tree to be sawed, a carriage slidable on the bars, a substantially U-shaped channel frame on the outer end of the carriage, sprocket wheels journalled thereon, an endless tooth carrying chain trained around the sprocket wheels, motor operated means for im arting motion to the chains, means associated therewith for imparting a longitudinal movement to the carriage, means for rendering said motion 'with-thetimber to be sawed, rack :bars sei ,cured-to the block' and extended rearwardly ftherefrom"v f a carriage A,mounted thereon, a annealed `the f carriage', sprocket wheels jimrnalled` t thereon7A means for adjusting -tliapouter s'v rocket wheels in their bearings a' "endless trained around the 'sproc e Wheels;v

yokel secured' -to the router 'end of 'i A.saver teeth carried thereby, a sprocketch'ain journalled in the I )earin s engageable with lthe chain, motor operate means for' imparteA ing motionthereto, worm wheels journalled in slidable bearings in the carriage, spring `means?iniiencing the bearings out ofengagement With, tl1ev rack bars, means in- 1 dueneed by the motor for imparting motion to the worms and lever operated means for indnencing the bearings to spring the Worms into rack ban engagement.

4.-. In a means'for sawing standing timber,

- a block designed "to be arranged against a timber to be out, slidable prongs mounted on the ends" thereof, lever o erated means for movingthe prongs to tlmher engagement, rack bars supportin the block and extended rearwardl there rom, a carrie e slidable in the rack bars, a substantie y Ushaped frame on the forward end of the carriage,.sprocket wheels journalled thereon, means for lon itudinally adjusting the outelsprocket whee s with respect to the frame, a'

tooth carrying endless chain trained around the sprocket wheels, a motor supported on the carriage a sprocket wheel driven thereby in mesh with the chain, worm Wheels having shafts journalled in the slidable bearings in `the frame, spring means influencing the bearings to spring the worms out of engagement with the rack bars, means operated by the motor for imparting motion to the worm shafts, a dog having wedge faces slidable between the bearings, a pivotally l-'s'uplported' sprin influenced lever connected wit theA dog or imparting .longitudinal movement thereto to infiuence the bearings to spring the worms to engage the rack bars to canse the carriage and frame to move longitudinally on said rack bars, a wedge for entering the kerf made bythe saw in the timber, a shank therefor having teeth therel on received through bearings in the carriage,

and a ivoted lever on'one of the bearings movab e to engage the tooth of the shank' to cause the wedge to move longitudinally with' the carriage.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signa-b ture. Y

ISAAC J. HEARNE. 

